St. Paul's of Colon and St. John of Burr Oak remained a dual parish until January 1946 when St. Paul's voted to withdraw from the dual parish agreement and call their own pastor. Their first pastor was installed on March 17, 1946 and in the fall the congregation bought the property at 337 E. State Street to be used as a parsonage.
On June 17, 1956 St. Paul's broke ground on the current church building located at 484 Burr Oak Road.
In February of 1968 St. Paul's Voter's Assembly voted to unite with Our Savior Lutheran Church in Union City, Michigan. On June 17, 1969 the two congregations finalized a dual parish covenant which remained in effect until October 1980 when St. Paul's called their own full time pastor. St. Paul's remained "on her own" from October 1980 until July 1997 when they formed a dual parish with St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Centreville, Michigan that still exists today.
On April 24, 2005 St.Paul's of Centreville and Colon installed a new pastor, Reverend David Grimm.
On June 17, 1956 St. Paul's broke ground on the current church building located at 484 Burr Oak Road.
In February of 1968 St. Paul's Voter's Assembly voted to unite with Our Savior Lutheran Church in Union City, Michigan. On June 17, 1969 the two congregations finalized a dual parish covenant which remained in effect until October 1980 when St. Paul's called their own full time pastor. St. Paul's remained "on her own" from October 1980 until July 1997 when they formed a dual parish with St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Centreville, Michigan that still exists today.
On April 24, 2005 St.Paul's of Centreville and Colon installed a new pastor, Reverend David Grimm.
Before 1892 the Lutheran people in and around Colon, Michigan worshipped at St. John Lutheran Church in Burr Oak. In 1892 St. Paul's Lutheran Church was organized in Colon as a "daughter" congregation under St. John in Burr Oak. For a time the services were held only every three weeks and then every two weeks. The services were conducted in German for a long time and the congregations were know as "the German Lutheran Church."
The members of St. Paul's worshipped first in a farmhouse on Farrand road. This house has been torn down long ago. The congregation next worshipped in what was formerly the Lamb Knit building. Then from the fall of 1892 until the spring of 1957 they met in a church building that was built in 1892 located on what is now Blackstone Avenue. Here is a picture of that old church on Blackstone Avenue which now houses the Colon Historical Society and their museum.
The members of St. Paul's worshipped first in a farmhouse on Farrand road. This house has been torn down long ago. The congregation next worshipped in what was formerly the Lamb Knit building. Then from the fall of 1892 until the spring of 1957 they met in a church building that was built in 1892 located on what is now Blackstone Avenue. Here is a picture of that old church on Blackstone Avenue which now houses the Colon Historical Society and their museum.
